Silence 4

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Surfacing in the end of the '90s as one of Portugal's major rock bands, Silence 4 opened new borders for other English singing bands to follow. Overcoming the country's rock tradition built upon Portuguese-language songs, and choosing to create mostly acoustic compositions, the band quickly earned a large following. It was in 1995, in Leiria, a central-northern Portuguese city, thar David Fonseca along with Tozé Pedrosa decided to start a band. A year later, the addition of Sofia Lisboa and Rui Costa completed the group's line-up. Struggling with several technical dificulties, the band managed to record a demo, later presented to the Portuguese Polygram label. Three years after the band's formation, Silence Becomes It, their debut album, hit the records stores. The critics were unanimous to consider the records as one of Portugal's best rock album and the public gave an enthusiastic response. After an extended tour, they returned in 2000 with Only Pain is Real, their final album.